CONTACT: Madison Moore, mmoore@equitablegrowth.org   WASHINGTON – The Washington Center for Equitable Growth announced today that Lily Roberts has been named its new vice president of policy and programs. She joins the organization from the Center for American Progress, where she most recently served as managing director for economic policy.   “We are thrilled to welcome Lily Roberts as our new vice president of policy and programs,” said Equitable Growth President and CEO Shayna […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 7, 2025CONTACT: Madison Moore, mmoore@equitablegrowth.org WASHINGTON – On Friday, President Donald Trump signed the 2025 federal budget bill, cementing into law the most regressive piece of tax and budget legislation to be passed in the United States in at least 40 years. The law will disproportionately hurt low- and middle-income families, leaving […]

Contact: Elena Waskey, ewaskey@equitablegrowth.org WASHINGTON—The Washington Center for Equitable Growth announced today that founding President and CEO Heather Boushey, who most recently served as a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers and as chief economist at the Invest in America cabinet in the Biden-Harris administration, has rejoined the organization’s Steering Committee. “It […]

New program will elevate academics across subjects and disciplines to inform timely economic policy debates FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Katie Wilcoxson, kwilcoxson@equitablegrowth.org WASHINGTON – The Washington Center for Equitable Growth today announced the launch of a new Nonresident Scholars program that will connect academics to policymakers and ensure public debates are grounded in economic evidence. Since […]

Melinda French Gates’ Pivotal funds organization as part of $1 billion global commitment CONTACT:Elena Waskey, ewaskey@equitablegrowth.org WASHINGTON – The Washington Center for Equitable Growth announced today that it has received funding from Pivotal as part of Melinda French Gates’ commitment to women’s power in the United States and around the world. “I’m honored that Equitable […]

New increased compensation thresholds for overtime eligibility and ban on noncompete agreements will protect millions of U.S. workers and help rebalance power in the U.S. labor market FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Katie Wilcoxson, kwilcoxson@equitablegrowth.org WASHINGTON – The Biden-Harris administration yesterday announced two new worker protection rules: an expansion in overtime compensation eligibility and a ban on […]

Former DOL chief economist and renowned economic inequality researcher will oversee the development and execution of the organization’s policy and advocacy strategy CONTACT:Katie Wilcoxson, kwilcoxson@equitablegrowth.org WASHINGTON – The Washington Center for Equitable Growth announced today that Janelle Jones has been named its new Vice President of Policy and Advocacy. She joins the organization from the […]

New board members will help guide the organization’s efforts to study the connection between inequality and growth CONTACT:Katie Wilcoxson, kwilcoxson@equitablegrowth.org WASHINGTON – The Washington Center for Equitable Growth today announced the addition of two new members to its board of directors: Sameera Fazili, former deputy assistant to the president and deputy director of the National […]

Statement led by former chairs and vice chairs of the Federal Reserve and Council of Economic Advisers; a former director of the National Economic Council; a former secretary, former assistant secretary, and former chief economist at the U.S. Department of Labor; and five Nobel laureates, among others FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:Katie Wilcoxson, 203-556-6629kwilcoxson@equitablegrowth.org WASHINGTON – […]